Suffolk Historical Newspapers

Search the pages of some of Suffolk Counties oldest newspapers.

http://shn.suffolk.lib.ny.us/

First Polio Case Reported in Monroe County Region

With the advancement in technology, librarians are receiving requests for specific information from all parts of the world. Last week I received a very specific request from a person living in upstate New York.

Request
I am trying to find out about Little Flower Camp for Girls, which used to be near Tobyhanna in the 1940's. I attended that camp in the summer of 1949. It was supposed to be for 2 weeks but we were quarantined for an extra week because of the death from polio of a fellow camper. I know it was a long time ago but it was traumatic for a 7 year-old, her first time away from home. I have always wondered about the story behind that event.

In 1949 there were 38,153 cases of polio reported in the United States, so my chances of finding
this particular story seemed fairly good. I found an article in The Daily Record for Monroe County 8/11/1949 explaining about what had happened at the camp. What I found interesting was that the story was not on the front page of the newspaper but on page five. How the way that we report the news has changed.

Two New Digital Postings!!!!!

On the Local History Site we have two new digital postings.The first is a paper written by local historian Vertie Knapp that deals with the ice harvest industry of Monroe County Pennsylvania. The second is the early history of Eastern Monroe Public Libray.

Pennsylvania City Directories

Pennsylvania City Directories

The State Library of Pennsylvania collects historical Pennsylvania city directories in print and microform formats. These directories can be used for family history research, local history research and other purposes. The link on this page is to a directory of our city directory holdings. Please ask at the Reference Desk in the Main Reading Room (Room 102) for help to retrieve these items.

www.statelibrary.state.pa.us/libraries/cwp/view.asp?A=3&Q=147640

Digital Collection

Greetings from the Local History Room. We have some great news to report. A Digital Collection feature has been added to the Local History page. The first entry is titled:

SOUVENIR: Four County Firemen's Association. Stroudsburg, PA
June 16 & 17, 1911.
19 pages is available for viewing. Original copy is located in the Local History Room.

Just go to www.monroepl.org and click on the Local History link and look for the Digital Collection.

Dick Phillips ( Local Sculpter)

Local sculptor Richard 'Dick' Phillips died Sunday in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Story and photo on page A3. obituary A4 in the Pocono Record 2/10/09.

90th Division in WWII

I am looking for veteran's who were in the 90th Division during WWII. Specifically from the time period 12/45 to 3/45. If you know of or have any information on this topic please contact me .

jadams@monroepl.org

Historical Association

The Monroe County Historical Association has just update their web page. Go to http://www.monroehistorical.org/ and see what a great job they did.

Primary Sources for Historical Native America on the Web

A wonderful collection of information on Native Americans.

http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/History_and_Culture/AmericanIndian_History.htm

Digital Resources

State Digital Resources: Memory Projects, Online Encyclopedias, Historical & Cultural Materials Collections

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/statememory/

Local Families/Microfilm Holdings

To view the microfilm holdings of Eastern Monroe Public Library and to view a listing of local family histories go to the link listed below.

http://www.monroepl.org/localhist.html

World War II Casualties

I am doing research on a local servicemen named Edward S. Wagner of Monroe County Pennsylvania. He was killed in action on 2/1/1945 and is buried in Henri-Chapelle military cemetery in Belgium. If anyone has information about him or his family please contact me at
jadams@monroepl.org.

New York Times on Microfilm

The library has now added the New York Times on microfilm from 1851 - 2005 with index. For additional holding of microfilm please contact the reference department at 570-421-0800 ex. 39 0r email at reference@monroepl.org.

Genealogy Club Meeting

The Genealogy Club meeting has been rescheduled for Wednesday March 26th 7:00 PM at Eastern Monroe Public Library.

South Dakota State Archives

South Dakota State Archives has added to new sites. Biographical Index of South Dakotans from roughly 1897 to 1930. www.sdhistory.org/arc/bioindex/biographicalindex.html

Cemetery Record Search. This searchable database includes records that were cataloged as part of the WPA Cemetery Project(pre-1940's) plus added updates. It is not a complete listing.

http://apps.sd.gov/applications/DT58Cemetery

Genealogy Club Announcement

Do you find that " glazed over" look from someone when you're talking about that latest find you made? Or when you've hit that infamous " brick wall" and are looking for help from anyone.

Why not join our small group of genealogists? If you're looking for someone to share your passion with, we are the group for you. This club is organized by a local genealogist.

Our next meeting is Wednesday, April 30th ,2008, at 7:00 pm until closing.

If you have any questions or just want to talk about your great discoveries, we'd love for you to join us.

Free Family Tree Maker

Geni, Inc has developed a website where family members can create their own family tree with others members of the family. It's private and secure and only people in your family tree can see your tree and profile. www.geni.com

OCCUPATIONAL ASSESSMENT

The Monroe County Archives has donated to the library the Occupational Assessment Roll for the years 1965-1975 and 1985. An excellent source of information for anyone doing local family history.

Daughters of the American Revolution

Added to the collection Pennsylvania State History of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
HIST Ref. 920.03 Pen

Once Upon A Memory the Upper Delaware 2 Volumes

HIST Ref. 974.9 ONC

Journey Along The Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad

New book by Allen Sweeney. A pictorial history of the Pocono Mountain boarding homes, hotels,inns and resorts from the Delaware Water Gap to Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania. A copy can be found in the Local History Room.